(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to erect or maintain ground- or roof-mounted solar panel systems without first obtaining a permit therefor from the Mayor or his or her designee.
(B) No permit shall be issued until a plan of such device showing the location, material, and type of construction is delivered to and approved by the Mayor or his or her designee and such location thereof is in keeping with and does not detract from the surrounding neighborhood, and is located so as not to be installed on the primary residence’s roofline facing the street or seen from the primary residence’s street address facade or primary elevation.
(C) Ground-mounted, personal-scale SES shall not be permitted.
(D) A building-mounted SES, and the installation and use thereof, shall comply with the Building Code, the Electrical Code and any other applicable state codes. Installation of a building-mounted SES shall not commence until all necessary permits have been issued.
(Ord. 7, Series 2019, passed 9-16-2019) Penalty, see § 153.99